And because of the way Adobe develops, each of the TCS component aps is developed on its own schedule and then rolled into a point release of the TCS, which has been happening at least once a year lately.
Art Campbell ? ? ? ? ? ? ? art.campbell at gmail.com ? "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No disclaimers apply. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? DoD 358 I support www.TheGrotonLine.com, hyperlocal news for Groton MA. On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Matt Sullivan <matt at grafixtraining.com> wrote: > Yes, the TCS is the most cost effective way to go, and the maintenance plan > is now referred to as the Improved Upgrade Plan. It is the same cost, but now > includes Bronze Level tech support as well. The upgrade plan will save you > roughly half on your future upgrades. As an example, I just got my download > for TCS 3.5, which includes Captivate 5.5. > > -Matt > > Matt Sullivan > Director of Training > roundpeg, inc. > matt at roundpeg.com > 714 960-6840 > > On Aug 13, 2011, at 8:50 AM, Stuart Rogers <srogers at > phoenix-geophysics.com> wrote: > >> On 11/08/2011 10:04 PM, visualbistro at comcast.net wrote: >>> My manager has finally gotten frustrated enough with Word to check into >>> buying FrameMaker. >> >> What took so long? ?;-) >> >> She asked me what version would be best for us, and >>> I'm not sure what to tell her. I have used FM 5 and FM 7 a lot, FM 8 a >>> bit, and have no experience with FM 10. At this point we are building >>> basic documents, but we would like to have better control over the >>> formatting, and be able to use conditional text. I don't foresee us >>> using the structured version, or any of the "fancy" additions to the >>> later versions. But I don't want to saddle us with a dinosaur, either. >>> >>> What are the general thoughts from this "community?" What are the PROs >>> and CONs? What should I recommend? We are a small startup business >>> (check out www.agilyx.com <http://www.agilyx.com>), and have to keep an >>> eye on the budget, but we want to create professional results in >>> everything we do. >>> >>> We are using Windows 7 and Office 2010, on a variety of Dell laptops. >>> >> >> I'd recommend the latest version, as anything else is already 'a dinosaur' >> in relation to the latest operating systems, drivers, etc. >> >> So definitely FM10, but you should also look into TCS 3.0. ?In that single >> bundle you get FM, Robohelp, Captivate, Photoshop, Bridge, Acrobat, >> LiveCycle (maybe; I got it in TCS 2, but is not mentioned in TCS 3 blurbs) >> for much less than the cost of the individual programs. You will need not >> just FM but Acrobat and a graphics editor like Photoshop at a minimum >> anyway; if you will be doing online Help or animated demos, then RoboHelp >> and Captivate are proven tools for those purposes. >> >> If Adobe offers a maintenance plan that includes product updates, it would >> be worth investigating that, too. >> >> HTH, >> >> Stuart Rogers >> Technical Communicator >> Phoenix Geophysics Ltd. >> Toronto >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> You are currently subscribed to framers as matt at grafixtraining.com. >> >> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >> or visit >> http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/matt%40grafixtraining.com >> >> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as art.campbell at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
